Dwayne Sweeney

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Dwayne Sweeney
Date of birth (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 36)
Place of birth Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
School Hamilton Boys High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Wing
Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003 Morrinsville Sports ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–14
2014–16
Kyuden Voltex
Munakata Sanix Blues
21
23
(59)
(84)
Correct as of 26 August 2017
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002–2011, 2017— Waikato 100 (115)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–11, 14 Chiefs 68 (54)
Correct as of 4 June 2017
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Māori All Blacks

Dwayne Sweeney (born 8 August 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union player who is signed for Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup. His usual position is centre, although he is also comfortable at both wing and fullback. Sweeney is also an accurate goal kicker.

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Career

Sweeney was a member of the Chiefs Wider Training Group in 2006 and was then selected in the squad for 2007 and 2008. He impressed at provincial level in 2006 for the inaugural Air New Zealand Cup 2006 champions Waikato. In 2008 he was selected for the NZ Maori rugby team and made his debut at the 2007 Churchill Cup tournament in England.

In 2015 Sweeney was named in the Barbarians side that played Samoa at Olympic Stadium in London. He lined up with former All Blacks Adam Thomson, Ali Williams and Carl Hayman. Springbok great Bakkies Botha captained the side. [1]

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